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St. Paul's
at Midweek
October 28, 2020
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Whoever you are,
and wherever you find yourself on your journey of faith,
we welcome you to our inclusive faith community.
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The Coming Week
at St. Paul's
While public worship in the church continues to be suspended, a number of services and opportunities for fellowship and study are being offered
November 1, 2020
All Saints' Day
10am Morning Prayer
(from our athedral via Facebook and YouTube)
6.00pm Evening Prayer
(from our chapel via Facebook and YouTube)
Monday, November 2
Commemoration of All Faithful Departed/All Souls' Day
10.30am Coffee (or Tea) Morning
6.30pm Evening Prayer with Litany of the Departed
(via Zoom)
Wednesday, November 4
Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
6.30 pm Stories in Color (via Zoom)
November 8, 2020
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
10am Morning Prayer
(in-person worship in parish parking lot)
10am Morning Prayer
(from our Cathedral via Facebook and YouTube)
6.00pm Evening Prayer
(from our chapel via Facebook and YouTube)
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Morning Prayer will continue to be recited privately at 8.30am for the well-being of our city, the nation, and the world, and for all those living with the effects and consequences of COVID-19
Please note, that due to the present health crisis, our Food Co-op Ministry will be closed until further notice.
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Finding the
Sunday Readings
Did you know you can always find the readings for Sunday by following this link?
Did you find two sets of readings for the Sunday? If there are two "tracks", at St. Paul's we are using "Track 2".
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Although mail will be regularly collected, the parish office will be closed until further notice.
However, you can reach our Parish Administrator
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This Week
by
Brian Whitfield,
Bishop's Warden
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Queridos amigos en Cristo,
Today is a special time in the Church year. It is a time of changing between seasons and the calm before the liturgical storm of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. While these seasons may look slightly different this year, this week's holy days can teach us a lot about how our outlook should be in the coming months.
First up is All Saints’ Day this Sunday, November 1st. All Saints celebrates the life and example of all the saints, whether they are known or unknown. This is a day to reflect, learn about others' exemplar lives, and follow Christ by trying to be the saints that we can all be. It is a day to remember that there is some good still in this world, and while we are imperfect beings, we can strive to become the good fruit of the tree, showing the world what Christian living and love can look like.
Next comes All Souls’ Day, or in Mexico and other Latin American countries, Día de los Muertos. This is a day to celebrate, remember, and honor our beloved dead. In no time in recent history has this day been so important as it is now with the United States and the world continuing through the pandemic. This year I hope we remember, honor, and pray not only for our loved ones but also for the millions that have lost their lives but also for the forgotten. Just as All Saints helps us to remember and focus on the immortal soul, All Souls’ Day reminds us that we are all mortal, and that one day our lives too, will end.
I hope that you all have a great week and remember to vote this November 3rd faithfully. There is more good news coming, with plans in the works to re-open first outside and later move indoors. More details, protocols, and information will be coming. Still, we look forward to the ability to welcome people back safely to worship, socially distanced, and safe, communally.
I look forward to seeing you all again.
Brian Whitfield
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Stewardship Update
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Why Do You Support St. Paul's?
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From Fr. Luis
Our Stewardship Campaign is well and truly under way, and our Pledge Officer tells me that the pledged amount is already at $84,420 with 20 pledge cards returned. That's an average of over $4,000 per donor! Equally, at last count our extra-ordinary fund for improvements to our campus had contributions totaling $7,000; that's over 50% of our goal. The generosity of St. Paul's people shines through.
By now you have begun to see short videos on Facebook made by our members sharing why they support St. Paul's. For many it has to do with St. Paul's being a place of welcome and acceptance. Does that resonate with you?
We all have our special reasons why St. Paul's is significant in our lives and it is for those very reasons that we support its life and work with our resources. Why do you support St. Paul's? Why not add you own video to our Facebook page, using the hashtag #isupportstpaulsbecause?
Listen to April Brown as she shares why St. Paul's is important in her life and why they supports its ministry.
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Why do you support St. Paul's?
Upload your own short video here.
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By now most of you will have received my letter launching our campaign. (If you have not, it means we do not have your mailing address. Nevertheless, you can download a copy of the letter here, and please contact me via email and let me know your mailing address for our records. If you have any questions about giving, please contact Brian Whitfield our Senior Warden or Diane Mangum or Pledge Officer, and remember if you have not received a pledge card you can access one here.
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• In-Person Worship Returns to St. Paul's: November 8, 10am
• Stories in Color: TONIGHT at 6.30pm
• All Souls' Day Evening Prayer: November 2, 6.30pm
• Election Engagement Reflection - Our Family?
• A Season of Prayer for an Election
• Modified Diocesan Reopening Policy
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In-Person Worship Returns
Online Worship Continues
Last week the Diocese issued procedures and protocols for a return to in-person worship. Since then a small committee has been working on how best to implement the Diocesan guidelines at St. Paul's.
Our first service will be Morning Prayer on Sunday, November 8, at 10am. For the time being we will be meeting in our parking lot across from the church buildings. All those attending will need to wear masks and practice social distancing by households. In order to accommodate all who want to attend, registration will be necessary. You will find an online registration form here, and please note that no registrations can be accepted after Thursday, November 5
Please be aware that in the midst of the present health crisis in-person worship is not for everyone. If you are not feeling well for any reason, please join worship online. If someone at home is unwell, please join worship online. Do you have any ongoing health issues? Worship with us from home.
If you and the members of your household are feeling well then consider joining us on November 8. Here's a checklist as you prepare to attend:
• Be sure to register by November 5. Again, the registration form is here.
• Wash your hands and use the bathroom before leaving home.
NO restrooms will be available at St. Paul's.
• Be sure to have enough masks for everyone in your party and ensure
they are worn at all times while at St. Paul's.
• Bring chairs as needed.
• Dress warmly. Remember, we will be outside.
• Get to St. Paul's a little earlier than usual as it may take some time for
the ushers to get everyone seated, and please follow all instructions
given my ushers.
Remember, online worship continues at St. Paul's. At 10am on Sunday mornings you can join worship from our cathedral in Fresno by following this link. And Sunday evenings at 6pm via Facebook and YouTube Evening Prayer will continue to be led by Fr. Luis from our chapel.
If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Luis.
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Praying at St Paul's
While in-person services at St. Paul's are indeed slowly returning, the church building remains closed. Yet, the Church's round of prayer continues. While currently the heat precludes its being said regularly in the church, our members are encouraged to continue to gather in spirit on or around 8.30am to say Morning Prayer.
If you are not too familiar with Daily Office and the Prayer Book, Morning and Evening Prayer are easily found online. St. Bede's Breviary is highly recommended, and can be accessed here. You can access our Parochial Prayer Dairy here, and if you have found the non-Scriptural readings helpful you can download the Universalis app and just click through to Spiritual Readings. This last is a Roman Catholic site and there is a small charge for the app.
Continue faithful in prayer in these time, and if you any questions please contact Fr. Luis.
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Evening Prayer for
All Souls' Day
November 2 is All Souls' Day when the Church commemorates and offers prayers for the departed. It is not only a time to remember those who have died, but also to affirm our continuing connection with them. In Christ death is not an ending; our relationships with those whom we have loved and see longer continue as we await the full revelation of our communion with them and all God's people.
Monday, November 2, at 6.30pm, Evening Prayer will be said via Zoom and will include special prayers for those who have died. If you would like someone remembered by name please contact Fr. Luis by email. The Zoom link us here and the passcode is pray.
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Election Engagement Reflection:
Our Family?
As the U.S. approaches Election Day, November 3rd, Sermons That Work is teaming up with The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations and four writers from across the Church to reflect on the Christian call to participate in our common life together through voting.
There aren’t many days left before people in our nation head to the polls. Very soon we will be casting ballots in one of the most important elections in our lifetimes. What principles and loyalties will we carry into the voting booth?
Over the past few months of this lengthy election season, I’ve heard fellow Americans speak about how they are going to vote for what is best for their family. I suspect that our family’s wellbeing will always be one of the most pressing concerns for us all. And yet as people of faith, it is also worth considering who Jesus asked us to consider “family.”
In Matthew 22, Jesus is asked by a scholar of the Torah which law was the greatest. I imagine this lawyer had wrestled with this question for a long time, perhaps while making many challenging decisions. “What is most essential?” he asks. Jesus’ response is as well-known as it is unpracticed. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” and “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Although Jesus’ words are likely very familiar to us, what do they really mean? In response to the lawyer, Jesus is saying that love of God requires us to be as loyal to the wellbeing of our neighbors as we are to that of our own family. First and foremost, this requires us to go and vote. Beyond this, however, it means we have to consider not just what will be beneficial to ourselves but what is going to help to build a better world for those well beyond our immediate circle.
In my own case, this teaching requires me to consider not only the health and healthcare of those who live in my home; it also means being concerned about the health of the people I pass on the street, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. Jesus’ words insist I consider not only what will strengthen my own family’s wealth portfolio, but to also consider the economic wellbeing of families struggling to make ends meet, particularly as millions have now become unemployed. “Love of neighbor” requires me to not only think of the smiling children in my picture frames, but also of kids doing their homework in homeless shelters, of refugee children fleeing from violence, and of the millions of Black and Latino kids who simply want room to run, play, live and breathe more freely.
Finally, Jesus’ words require us to not only consider this generation but to develop a profound sense of loyalty to the generations yet to come, asking ourselves what sort of Earth we want to leave behind after we have breathed our last breath.
Come November, I expect that many of us will be voting with the wellbeing of our families in mind, and as Christians, Jesus calls us into the difficult but ultimately joyful work of expanding the circle - wider and wider - of just who we consider to be our family.
This reflection was written by Miguel Escobar, who is the executive director of Episcopal Divinity School at Union and serves on the boards of Forward Movement (chair) and Episcopal Relief & Development . Find more resources for election engagement at iam.ec/ogrcivicengagement.
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Forward Movement and The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are calling Episcopalians and all others to join in A Season of Prayer: For an Election. Join us October 27-November 4.
We come together, asking God for courage and wisdom, thanking God for love and joy. As we move toward the election of leaders for the United States, may we all join in a season of prayer, committing to offer to God our fears and frustrations, our hopes and dreams.
A novena is an ancient tradition of nine days of devotional prayers, often with a specific intention. In this case, we pray for discernment in voting and for the well-being of our nation.
Starting October 27 and continuing through the day after the election, we invite you to pray for the election of leaders in the United States. Materials are available below in English and Spanish for use at home or to share with you congregation. These prayers, drawn from The Book of Common Prayer, can be printed out and tucked in a Bible or prayer journal.
To get more information and to sign for daily emails during the days of the novena click here.
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Wednesdays as Days
of Special Devotion
As a parish, remember we are keeping Wednesdays as days of fasting and prayer for the pandemic of COVID-19, but also and perhaps more disturbing pandemic of self-centeredness, which as our Presiding Bishop preached "has been the root cause of every humanly created evil that has ever hurt or harmed any child of God or even the earth itself." While fasting is technically going without food, Fr. Luis has asked that we fast each Wednesday of this summer by doing "something to frustrate our appetites", whatever that appetite may be. Also we are asked each Wednesday to pray the Great Litany beginning on page 148 of the Book of Common Prayer. You can also find an alternate version of the Great Litany here. As Fr. Luis wrote, "The journey away from ourselves is the journey towards the other, and hence community. Spiritual disciplines like fasting and prayer are the first steps towards spiritually-motivated action and solidarity. I hope we can take these steps together, and discover where the Spirit will lead us."
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Reflections on Spirituality
in the Age of COVID
During these days we are finding our spiritual practices affected and shaped by the present health crisis. Members of St. Paul's are being invited to share their reflections on this phenomenon in their own lives. This week Andy Troup offers his thoughts.
Chaucer, Spirituality, and the Pandemic
I teach medieval literature at CSUB, and this term during the pandemic I have been teaching Chaucer via Zoom. We just finished discussing “The Knight’s Tale” in the Canterbury Tales. This is a story about two young knights who through no fault of their own find themselves in prison, both with a life sentence. With little to keep them occupied they spend much time staring outside the window of their prison cell. One day they see a beautiful young woman walking in a garden. Both knights fall in love with her. Although they are cousins and extremely devoted to each other, a fierce rivalry develops between them. Each knight is determined to win the hand of the maiden in spite of opposition from the other. This all seems pointless, however, because both knights are sentenced to a life in prison. Furthermore, the young maiden has no idea even that the two knights exist. Years pass, and nothing seems to change. . . .
This classic story has come to mean so much more to me during the pandemic, which has become a prison for so many of us. We are not able to work, travel, or attend to simple day-to-day matters as we used to. Through no fault of our own, we find ourselves in a dream-like prison, staring out the window at pleasures we used to have and hope to have again. And the time passes. How long will this last? Two months? Six months? A year? Time continues to pass. Like the knights in the story, we feel trapped. But are we?
Although “The Knight’s Tale” is not an explicitly Christian poem, it was inspired by a Roman Christian philosopher, Boethius, who was himself imprisoned for political reasons. Boethius was able to use his physical confinement to grow spiritually. He believed God had a plan for him and all would be ultimately well. He as a human just could not foresee what the specifics of that plan would be. Boethius discovered that, in spite of his imprisonment, he had much to be thankful for. Likewise, the knights in the Chaucer story experience growth. They are eventually both freed from prison. They are reunited and receive many gifts and blessings that they would not have imagined possible while in prison.
As the pandemic continues, I think about the young knights in their prison cell. Time passes, and nothing appears to change. Things will change, however, and probably a lot faster than we want them to. We may not be able to predict the specifics of God’s plan for us, but we believe that plan is in force nonetheless—and that it is perfectly good. If we can place our faith and trust in God, we have nothing to worry about.
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Collect of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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In Our Prayers
Remember in your prayers Penny, Sandra, Jan, the Soliz family, Zack, all those living with the effects of COVID-19, and all who are in sorrow, sickness, or any kind of need.
Remember the recently departed, and all those whose year's mind falls at this time.
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Monthly Prayer Diary
Remember you can alway access the current monthly Prayer Diary by clicking here. The November Prayer Diary can be accessed here.
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Calling Volunteers
for Online Worship
As we continue to live into these days of online worship, we also continue to discern ways in which our common life can continue and flourish. Part of this is still enabling a sense of corporate worship even while we remain distanced physically. To that end we are looking for volunteers to lead parts of our Sunday evening service. This would entail making a recording of yourself doing a reading or leading intercessions. This can be done relatively easily on one's phone, tablet or computer. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry or have any questions, please contact Fr. Luis.
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Stories in Color, hosted by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a series of conversations featuring the stories and voices of people of color in Bakersfield and Kern county. Trusting the transforming power of narrative, each session is an opportunity to hear and reflect on real stories of what life is and has been like for people of color where we live.
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Join us tonight, October 28, when our guest will be Noor Qwfan. Born in Yemen and raised in the Central Valley, Noor Qwfan works in corporate social responsibility and is the creator of Noors Nook (@noors.nook), and expressive outlet for her creative tendencies. She is also the creator and host of This Muslin Girl Podcast (@thismuslimgorlpodcaset), a platform started in 2017 to amplify the voices of Muslim women and their experiences.
Meet Noor and listen to her story by joining us tonight, October 28 at 6.30pm via Zoom using this link
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Join us next Wednesday, November 4, when our guests will be Mike Cariker and Sylvia Rugnao. Mike and Sylvia met at Bakersfield College in the late 60’s. Mike went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in English at CSUB and was a member of the first graduating class at the University. Sylvia majored in communications and drama at BC. They were married in 1971, and began their family in 1980 with the birth of Daniel, followed by their daughter Becky in 1982. Beginning in 1999 they were in youth ministry at St. Phililp the Apostle Church in Bakersfield and remain in various ministries there. Mike has recently retired and is a substitute teacher in local schools, Sylvia is semi-retired from broadcasting after a 40-year career on the air at KUZZ radio as Casey McBride, with a show that aired middays. Together they also have five grandchildren. |
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Bible Study on the Book of Joel
In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter gives a sermon on Pentecost that references the prophet Joel. Peter speaks of God "pouring his Spirit out on all flesh," and initiates the ministry of the Apostles with these words. Despite the prominence of these words in our faith, many people are not familiar with Joel. Joel is a brief book categorized among the "Minor Prophets," but has valuable insights for Christians today.
Join us for a three week study of this book via zoom, as we work as a community to mobilize its words into practice. The study will be led by Luke Martinez one of our field education students and begins on June 9 at 6.30pm. The Zoom link is here and the passcode is "study".
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Parish News and Information |
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Vanco - A New Way of E-Giving to St. Paul's |
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You’ll notice a new “donate” button on the St. Paul’s website. We’re changing our e-giving platform from Network for Good to Vanco, which partners with our pledge system Servant Keeper. What are the advantages to working with Vanco? First, all donations and pledges get directly deposited to St. Paul’s bank account. We won’t have to wait 1 - 1 ½ months for a check to be sent. Second, for all check writers - you can set up your monthly pledge or any recurring donation to be taken out of your account automatically, which means you don’t have to write out a check or mail a check - saving you precious time. Lastly, using Vanco - you do not need to set up any kind of “account” to use it. It’s completely optional to set up a profile. One advantage from the church’s perspective is that Vanco works with Servant Keeper (SK), so any donation instantly gets credited to a parishioner’s SK profile, ready for the year-end contribution statements.
Like most e-giving platforms, there is a processing fee of 2.75% (for debit/credit cards; 1% for checking accounts). When inputting your payment information, there is the option for the donor to help St. Paul’s offset the processing fee by adding it to your donation. This is optional though, so it is completely up to the donor. At St. Paul’s, we appreciate any and all donations!
Also, you can download the GivePlus app (through App Store/Google Play) if you’d rather use your smartphone to manage donations. Once downloaded, you can search for St. Paul’s by entering our zip code (93301) or St. Paul’s Episcopal Bakersfield. Just scroll through till you find us! Once you find us, you can proceed to setting up your donations.
If you have ANY questions, feel free to email Diane Mangum at didi93307@gmail.com. She has used the app and the online site and can help with any questions.
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Fellowship and Connection |
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Monday Morning Coffee
(or Tea) Hour
As we continue sheltering in place and physical-distancing (when did these become verbs?) we become all too aware of the importance of our fellowship at St. Paul's. While it's not exactly the same as gathering in Grace Hall or joining Fr. Luis for coffee at Blue Oak, we are still going to try to gather each week via Zoom. Get yourself a cup of tea or coffee this coming Monday, November 2, at 10.30am, and click onto Zoom via your phone, tablet or computer, and let's chat. The Zoom invitation link is here. See you then, and if you have any questions, get in touch with Fr. Luis.
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Children's Sunday ZOOM Time |
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Our Children's Zoom Time meets this Sunday, November 1, at noon. This is a chance for the younger members of our congregation to get together for fellowship, prayer, and Christian formation. Click here for the Zoom link. If you can any questions contact Lori Toia.
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St. Paul's Sunday
Afternoon Social
Our monthly Sunday Afternoon Zoom Social meets this Sunday, November 1, at 2pm. Join members of St. Paul's for a time of fellowship and conversation during these COVID-times. Click here for the Zoom link. If you have any questions contact Lori Toia or Fr. Luis.
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Are You in Need of Anything?
Are you or someone you know in need of food or other essentials but are unable to get out? Are you in a high risk group and anxious about going out to get what what you need? Please email Fr. Luis. Volunteers are at the ready to help out in any way they can. Please, please, please get in touch. We are all in this together.
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Youth Ministries of St. Paul
We are happy to announce the re-launch of our youth ministries at St. Paul’s! We have so many exciting upcoming events for our youth. If you are the parent of a child ages 5-18, please join our Youth Ministries messaging service. You will NOT receive any spam messages. This messaging service allows you to send messages directly to our youth leadership and to receive info on upcoming events. Text this message- "@youth2216" - to 81010.
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Poetry Corner
Idols
by Jack Hernandez
There is that golden calf
we bow before,
the sacrifice we place
upon its insistent altar,
love your money
your credit card rating,
outings in a shining
car, its finery
like a glittering self.
The golden calf
assures us
our adoration
will bring
us a rich life,
its golden glare
blinds us to the pure
beauty of a child’s laugh,
a family’s embrace,
the songs of seasons
as they pass from
yes to no
no to yes,
through the sun’s
giving light.
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October and November Birthdays |
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David Trujillo
Diane Mangum
Lucy Sperber
Jackie Cooper-Glenn
Louis Wildman
Olga Wildman
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October 18
October 31
October 31
November 13
November 15
November 24
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News and Information
from our Diocese
and the Wider Church
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Have you has a chance yet to view this powerful presentation put together by SJRAISE and spearheaded by our Cathy Kline? It focuses on a collection of artwork from the Tornillo Children's Detention Camp where close to 3,000 unaccompanied minors from Central and South America were held. For these children, art was a way to express their faith, the love of their family and friends, and pride in their homeland.
You can access the presentation here.
To learn more about the artwork, read this article from the New York Times.
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Vote Faithfully!
We are blessed as a nation to vote. As citizens of this country this is a right, an obligation, and a duty. Go vote. Vote your conscience. Your conscience informed by what it means to love your neighbor, to participate in the process of seeking the common good, to participate in the process of making this a better world. However you vote, go and vote. And do that as followers of Jesus.
-Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Election Day is November 3.
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Buildings Re-Opening Protocols for
the Episcopal Diocese
of San Joaquin
From Bp. David C. Rice
October 22nd, 2020
Dear Sisters and Brothers of EDSJ,
From the early beginnings of this horrific pandemic, I have been joined by diocesan staff, leaders and clergy colleagues in expressing the ways in which our responses amid this crisis speak of who we are and to WHOM we belong. We have consistently identified that this is yet another opportunity to grow deeper into the Beloved Community we are Called to be... This has been no more evident than the urging to take care of one another (the other) by taking care of ourselves. This other-self care has and continues to involve sheltering-in-place, wearing masks and gloves and the like. We have been clear that our identity, our very reason to be, requires that we put public health over economics and theological-communal responsibility over individual rights. We have been clear that the need to reflect God in the Way of Love could not be more necessary than in our present contexts and circumstances. And we have been clear the Jesus Movement must inform what we do and how we do it during these days of COVID-19.
As we move closer to reopening, the aforementioned expression of identity and reflection of faith must not diminish. The guidelines before us are practical measures to ensure (to the extent we can) continued safety, health and wellness for all. When reopening occurs, we urge you to adhere to the guidelines and continue to frame them with words of faith, hope and love. We also encourage you to exercise caution, care and patience as we move into becoming church in yet another way.
I wish to thank the contributors of our Diocesan Guidelines. Participants on the Working Group were:
Canon Anna Carmichael (Dio Staff)
Ms. Barbara Vassell, Communicable Disease Manager, Stanislaus County Public Health (Modesto)
Rev’d Luis Rodriguez (Bakersfield)
Rev’d Peter Ackerman (Lodi)
Rev’d Jim McDonald (Fresno)
Bishop David Rice (Dio Staff)
Blessings,
The Rt. Rev'd David Rice
Full details on the Diocesan protocols for re-opening with in-person worship and other related materials can be accessed here.
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Did you know that SJRAISE, The Diocesan Immigration Commission, has a new monthly newsletter?
You can check it out HERE and subscribe at the bottom, or email Deacon Angela at dioadmin@diosanjoaquin.org to be added!
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Community News
and Information
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Evicted in Kern
a report published by Faith in the Valley
Did you know that an estimated 20,000 Kern households, including 24,000 children are in danger of facing eviction due to relying on income from industries that have been impacted by COVID-19? This important report by our community partner, Faith in the Valley highlights an important dimension of the housing crisis in our county. You can access the entire report here.
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Community TRUSTT
The next meeting of Community TRUSTT will be Monday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. We will be discussing the work of Bakersfield Police Department Community Collaborative, including information on how you can participate. See the Community TRUSTT Facebook page for more information, as the date approaches. In the meantime, you can share your thoughts through the Listening Sessions planned for Wednesday, October 28 at 7 pm, Saturday, November 7 at noon or Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm. All sessions will be available via Zoom. Please email yourvoice@bakersfieldpd.us to request the Zoom links.
Community TRUSTT is committed to improving relations with local law enforcement. TRUSTT is an acronym for “Together, Rebuilding Unity, Seeking Trust and Transparency.” Members of the community and representatives of each branch of local law enforcement, including BPD, KCSO, Probation, KC District Attorney, Juvenile Court and KC High School District Police, participate. We advocate for best practices in 21st Century Policing and highlight the experience of those most negatively affected by law enforcement, including communities of color and all minority groups. Our dialog is civil and direct. Currently, we are focusing on issues surrounding juveniles and gang enhancement charges. We are advocating for Independent Expert Review of the Bakersfield Police Department.
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Kern Welcoming and Extending Solidarity to Immigrant (KWESI)
Through KWESI those living at the Mesa Verde Detention Center right here in Bakersfield find fellowship and hope. KWESI volunteers are regular visitors to those detained at Mesa Verde and are also an important link for them to world outside. Consider giving some of your time to this the important work. To volunteer call either call Jeannie Parent at (661) 877-1894I or Eddy Laine at (661) 345-4736. To get a better sense of the work being done by KWESI, click here to see a recent update newsletter.
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Connecting with St. Paul's
and The Episcopal Church
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If you need to speak with
Fr. Luis, our Priest-in-Charge, please call the main office at (661) 869-1630.
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Church Office
(661) 869-1630
Priest-in-Charge
The Rev'd Luis Rodriguez
Senior Warden
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Junior Warden
Michael Dunham
Parish Administrator
Lily Guerra
Midweek
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